16-Year-Old Boy Shot And Killed On Way To School In Austin
His mother spoke with CBS 2's Jeremy Ross.
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His mother spoke with CBS 2's Jeremy Ross.
Julia L. Gutierrez was charged with first-degree murder for the death of 53-year-old Eduardo Gutierrez, according to the Kane County state's attorney's office.
Lake County Sheriff John Buncich has been trying to convince state lawmakers to remove an East Chicago city councilman who was re-elected last year, even though he has been in jail for murder since October.
As CBS 2's Audrina Bigos reports the victim is being remembered as a devout man of faith.
A woman has been charged in connection with the death of a man shot by Chicago Police during a home invasion early Sunday in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
Troy Thompson, 27, was caught int he crossfire when 36-year-old Shamar McGee and 18-year-old Anthony Evans shot at each other at a tattoo party in Robbins.
CBS 2's Jeremy Ross takes a look at what led to the death and why the accused says his niece never should have had the gun.
An attorney for Officer Jason Van Dyke said "it's impossible for my client to get a fair trial in this case."
Donald Arrington, 31, of the 6900 block of South Dorchester Avenue, is charged with first-degree murder for the bludgeoning death of 50-year-old Lloyd A. White on Aug. 31, 2015, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
A relative of the teenage girl accused of shooting Endia Martin invoked the Fifth Amendment when she took the stand at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse Thursday night.
Lanekia Reynolds used to be good friends with the girl who shot her. They had been tight since grammar school. But in 2013, the two fought over a boy. A year later, the girls' hatred snowballed and Reynolds and her rival challenged each other to a fight. When that fight was over, Reynolds was wounded and Endia, 14, was dead.
Robert Danno, 52, pleaded guilty to two counts of murder at the Bridgeview Courthouse on Friday, according to Cook County court records.
Steven Zelich pleaded guilty in the death of 19-year-old Jenny Gamez, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, whose body was found along a Wisconsin highway in August 2012.
Danee Brewer, 23, faces first-degree murder charges for the Jan. 16 attack in a parking lot in the 4500 block of South Cicero Avenue.
Students at Kenwood Academy High School on Monday were mourning a former classmate who was found dead in south suburban Lansing, amid many unanswered questions.
Cook County Circuit Judge Alfredo Maldonado ruled Thursday that 46-year-old Edward Bolden had a "substantial deprivation of constitutional rights" following his arrest for the Jan. 29, 1994, crimes.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood shooting that left two teens dead and a third injured earlier this month.
Terry Givan, 55, got into the fight about 10:30 a.m. with several relatives inside his home in the 11200 block of South Normal Avenue, according to Chicago Police.
CBS 2's Jeremy Ross has more on the circumstances and the latest on the international investigation.
Bond was set at $3 million for Larry R. Lotz, 65, who faces two counts of first-degree murder for the attack that happened about 12:30 a.m. Friday, according to Lake County state's attorney's office spokeswoman Cynthia Vargas.
Anne Swaney, 39, had been strangled and suffered blunt force trauma injuries to the head and neck, police said.
A jury found 34-year-old Brian Himber guilty of first-degree murder for shooting and killing 29-year-old Tracy Mays in west suburban Westchester in July 2012, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.
Alisha Walker loudly sobbed for several minutes when detectives told her that the Brother Rice High School teacher who had hired her for sex had died after they fought in his Orland Park home.
The boy, whose name was not released because he is a minor, faces two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm for the attack that happened about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 5, Chicago Police announced Tuesday night.
Albert Leon Bowen, 64, was in the custody at the prison at 71 W. Van Buren St. when he was transferred to Thorek Hospital on Dec. 19, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office and a statement from the U.S. Marshals Service. He died at the hospital at 4:26 a.m. Jan. 6.
